The Tech Lab's Open Source Initiative will make the code and guidelines of ad tech projects — like UID 2's Open Source ID framework, proof of concept libraries for implementing authenticated connections using Ads.cert, and brand suitability test benchmarks — available to everyone, all in one place.
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Powered by: July 27, 2021 NAI Wants Consumers Email to Opt Them Out of Hashed Email Tracking What Are the Primary Motivations for Ad Blocking? To Survive, Radio Diversifies Rev Streams Around the Water Cooler NAI to Consumers: Give Us Your email, We’ll Opt You Out of Hashed email…
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Google released the timeline for the Privacy Sandbox and is finally bidding adieu to third-party cookies in 2023— maybe it's for real this time. This estimated timeline is based on origin trials, Privacy Sandbox use cases, readiness at scale, and ending support for third-party cookies. Chrome will continue to update…
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Powered by: July 20, 2021 Targeted Ads Miss the Mark Global Privacy Control Must Be Honored By All How Has Ad Blocking Changed Since 2017? Big Brands Acquiring Ad Tech at Lightning Speed Around the Water Cooler Research Finds Targeted Ads Miss the Mark Photo by Ricardo Arce on…
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Digital media and advertising is rapidly changing. To survive in this increasingly complicated environment, publishers and advertisers need innovative strategies and technologies to increase their efficiency (and keep revenues afloat) as they look to continue connecting with audiences and also proving the value of those relationships.
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Powered by: July 13, 2021 FLoC Trial Ends, Results Go Private USA Today Launches Regwall, But For Who? How Different Generations Approach Ad Blocking Biden to Big Tech: Bye, Bye, Bye Around the Water Cooler FLoC Testing Concludes, Results To Be Unknown Image sourced from Chrome Origin Trials The…
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Lotame released the findings of “Beyond the Cookie: The Future of Advertising for Marketers & Publishers,” during a recent webinar with AdMonsters. The results: Three in five agreed that people-based identity solutions are necessary. The same respondents emphasized the need for interoperability.
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The upcoming loss of third-party identifiers within Chrome, and the changes that Apple has already made in that space, means that first-party data is in a strong position. Losing cross-domain identifiers only strengthens publishers’ first-party data, as a viable option for advertisers to continue reaching consumers. And this first-party data can…
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While there are multiple reasons for the growing inefficiencies in the ad buying process, one of the fundamental reasons can be traced to the widespread adoption of header bidding. When publishers first began using header bidding strategies in the mid-2010s, it immediately led to rapid growth in the number and…
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June 30, 2021 Are IP Address Signals Disappearing? The Audio Boom Continues Around the Water Cooler Forget the Cookie — What About the Potential Loss of IP Address Signals? Will ad tech ever catch a break? Probably not anytime soon. Third-party cookies are near death, there’s more unknown than known…
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